On Serendipity
Word History: We are indebted to the English author Horace Walpole for the word serendipity, which he coined in one of the 3,000 or more letters on which his literary reputation primarily rests. In a letter of January 28, 1754, Walpole says that “this discovery, indeed, is almost of that kind which I call [...]
Out of Whack
As with all of us trees at the moment, I am a very powerful raid healer. There’s no question that the spells I have been given combine with the raid encounters Blizzard has created for current conent to make Druid healers exceptionally strong. This is proven to me every time I raid. Our druids pump out [...]
Arise! … Arise, I said! … wtf???
Did anyone else see this post from Ghostcrawler in response to a post saying that, now that Heroism/Bloodlust was going to be given to more than one class, Blizzard should now remove the remaining buffs exclusive to one class? Hold tight, this is a little painful… Obviously things like Rebirth can’t just be handed to [...]
Moneybaggins and Sylly’s Holiday Gift List 2009
Mr. Moneybaggins. Ironforge, 09. Forward: In the last 24 hours I have emptied completely the personal bank, guild bank tab, knapsacks, duffels, backpack and wallet of one Mr. Moneybaggins, Gnome Banker, Khadgar-Alliance. I depleted in one moton his carefully laid aside stores, built up since just about 10 days before Hallow’s End. There’s some irony in [...]
Stand By…
The future of the blog here is, admittedly, quite uncertain at the moment. I’m deep in the interview process of two different jobs. Either of them would be great for my family, but would probably mean death to the blog, as either of them would require of me a one way commute of at least [...]
This Just In…
Race changes have gone live! Druids!!! Do you have any idea what this means? This means… yea. Absolutely nothing to us. Sorry bout that. =P This is really just a quick post to check in with my readers to say I’m thinking about you out there. I’ve been preparing for a very significant job interview [...]
Up in the Air. Resto changes in 3.3
I haven’t posted yet about the new PTR build that went up yesterday and so radically changes our Gift of the Earth Mother talent so that it will give us 2,4,6,8,10% improved haste rather than the current version, which reduces the base global cooldown on Rejuvenation, Lifebloom and Wild Growth by 20%. I’ve been aware [...]
Patch 3.2.2 – What have you done for me lately?
So 3.2.2. is here today. Yay? I suppose that I should just be happy that they’re leaving us well enough alone for the moment, but I’m not sure that I am. I’m not thrilled with where Restos are at at the moment. It appears that we can stay competitive with other healers, which is nothing [...]
Terribad
Last night I was full of fail. Not just fail around the edges. Fail pervasive. Fail massive. Fail epic. Total fail. Here are the factors that contributed to my complete and utter chock-fullery of fail:
In Spite of Ourselves
I’m nothing if not sympatico with Shooties Luckyman, my fellow Khadgar transplant from Duskwood’s gloomy shores. We share a good many tastes and opinions in common, high among them our taste in music. I asked him to send me some music that I may not have heard but that he thought I might like. Among [...]